Rossouw’s the real deal
21 Jun 2006
Bakkies Botha is backing Danie Rossouw to deliver the goods against France on Saturday.
Botha has missed the first three Tests of the season through injury, but believes the Boks have a more than able replacement in Rossouw.
“Danie has done an excellent job for the Boks so far, and it’s great to have a forward who can play lock or flank,” said Botha. “He did well for the Bulls as an impact player this year, and has now shown that he is an 80-minute player too.”
Rossouw won the Bok team award for Man of the Match against Scotland in PE (Schalk Burger won the official award) and then won SuperSport’s Man on the Match a week later. Can he make it three in a row this week?
“Ah, we’ll have to see,” laughed Rossouw, before confirming where he’d prefer to play in the side. “Lock is my best position and is where I feel I can make the most impact. But at the end of the day I just want to play for the Boks, and if that means playing flank, that’s fine by me.”
Rossouw admitted Saturday’s Test would be far tougher than the two against Scotland.
“France are the Six Nations champions and have brought a very strong squad to South Africa,” he said. “We know we’ll have to up our game from last week if we want to win.”
By Simon Borchardt, in Cape Town
17 Comments
21 Jun 2006, 12:44 pm
Go Pakslae!
21 Jun 2006, 12:51 pm
Daniesaur you beaut!
Keo’s ou’s are working hard today; new story every time I skive off for a peek!!
21 Jun 2006, 12:54 pm
He da man.
21 Jun 2006, 12:54 pm
Glad Bakkies was withdrawn – pakslae is a lock, not a flank.
21 Jun 2006, 12:54 pm
He has played great rugby at lock & to have a lock with his size & speed is just awesome. He is NOT a flank, to tall & cumbersome, cant see him doing a WAUGH OR SMITH, please JW dont play him out of position again.
I dont buy all the “spinning” about how strong EDDIE is & how he and Shimmie are the strongest that JOHN SMIT has scrummed against in the S14 –a load of codswallop,a statement to “prop” up JW political choice. Eddie is not a tighthead, he may well do better at loose head which is his natural position — why JW
21 Jun 2006, 12:56 pm
Does he know that his nickname is Pakslae?
21 Jun 2006, 13:54 pm
Ja, i also fink Rossouw is the real deal.
21 Jun 2006, 13:55 pm
I f Bakkies says so, then it must be true.
Once again, it will be the Bulls to save the Boks on Saturday…
21 Jun 2006, 13:59 pm
I think Danie R is playing great rugby at Lock, he really has stood up and been noticed.
At least we have depth in this position.
21 Jun 2006, 14:21 pm
He thinks lock is his best position, everyone else think lock is his best position, but JW think Danie is a flank. Go figure. Maybe JW saw what Oz coach is doing with Chisholm.
21 Jun 2006, 14:25 pm
I was never a great fan of DR, especially when he played flank .. but I must take my hat off to him, he is proving himself a real asset playing at lock for the boks and I hope he goes from strength to strength .. please just keep him away from being a flank.
21 Jun 2006, 15:10 pm
John Ackerman is the real deal. Pakslae is a pretender.
21 Jun 2006, 15:53 pm
stan, you twat, besides DR and FDP what other bulls players stood out and “saved” the day for the boks?
Percy kicked all the points and JVN made the try dor FDP.
21 Jun 2006, 19:34 pm
we’ve always had depth in this position. i wonder if we shouldn’t try him at flyhalf…
22 Jun 2006, 05:41 am
He has always been a good lock just a kak loose forward. Hopefully Jake White sticks with him at lock, having Botha and Matfield start with Rossouw coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes could work nicely.
22 Jun 2006, 07:06 am
I see that journalist from Son is still lurking around on the blog, 9% of the people who voted in the pol on Danie reckons he is a flanker…
22 Jun 2006, 07:15 am
The other guy who voted to make up the 9% must be the “real” Jake White, not this imposter we have here on the blog…
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